There are three different sightings mentioned briefly here, all at Jewel Lake. 1. Alan Kaplan led another excellent GGAS walk yesterday, which led to some terrific views of Pygmy Nuthatches. Here are

Friday at Arrowhead Marsh (MLK Regional Shoreline) Dunlins, Short-billed Dowitchers and Spotted Sandpipers were still present and in breeding plumages, making them somewhat easier to identify (Dunlins

Earlier this morning on the UC Berkeley Peregrine Falcon nest, there were only two eggs. But at 11:38AM I saw clearly a third egg, just as Alan Fish correctly predicted last night at the GGAS talk. Ne

Tuesday at the Richmond Marina the Snow Goose with the 8 Greater White-fronted Geese continue in the lawn areas. At Miller-Knox, two Eurasian Wigeons continue in the pond. Also, the Black Oystercatche

At 10:50 this morning, I found and photographed the continuing Summer Tanager at Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve. It was in the oaks about 10 yards down the trail from the bench at the first view p

At 1PM today (Tuesday), there was a lone Cackling Goose on the grass above the beach at Lake Anza. There were also 8 Common Mergansers on the Lake. Cackling Goose: https://www.flickr.com/photos/995838

Yesterday at 11:30AM there was a White-Throated Sparrow foraging just outside the northwest corner of the EBMUD Valle Vista Staging area. Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/99583878@N06/45294570831/

During Alan Kaplan’s GGAS walk by the Tilden Nature Area and Jewel Lake, there was also a juvenile Cedar Waxwing perched under the Pacific-Slope Flycatcher. Cedar Waxwings are somewhat unusual for thi

Yesterday along the Seaborg Trail at Briones I saw my FOS Fox Sparrow (about 20 yards west of the junction with the Crescent Ridge Trail). They usually begin arriving in Contra Costa in September (one

Dal, I vote for 1 (well enough for now). We can always revisit this if circumstances change. Please feel free to "close" the poll when you think the outcome is clear, especially as we are clogging our

Two Baird's Sandpipers were (still) at the West County Wastewater Plant in Richmond this afternoon, observed from 4:30-4:45PM. Of the four eastern-most pools (those closest to Richmond Parkway), they

I was birding yesterday morning at EBMUD's Valle Vista (permit required) and saw my first Townsend's Warbler of the season off of the Redwood Trail (the loop that starts uphill from the Staging Area a

Yesterday morning at about 10AM there was an immature female Hermit Warbler in the conifers along the Seaview Trail in the Vollmer Peak area (the relatively flat portion of the trail). A photo of it i

Yesterday morning in Oakley I birded Marsh Creek Trail from E. Cypress Road north to the junction with Big Break Regional Trail and followed the latter west for 1 mile before returning. My realized ho

A Black-headed Grosbeak (my FOS) was singing nicely near Jewel Lake (between the Nature Center and the Lake) in Tilden Park this morning. Good birding, Lee Friedman

I sent this for posting yesterday, but it seems to have gotten lost in cyberspace. Apologies in case it shows up twice.---------- Original Message ---------- From: LEE FRIEDMAN <lfried6@comcast.net> T

Many people are visiting Tilden in order to see the Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker and enjoy the other birds of Tilden's Nature Area and Jewel Lake. It's worth mentioning that at Lake Anza as of yesterday,

This post is to confirm the continuation of the Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker by the Tilden Nature Area. I observed it this morning from 8:55AM- 9:10. It was first seen by Alan Kaplan’s GGAS group on Frida

There was mention in several January postings of the presence of somewhat unusual flocks of Greater White-Fronted Geese. There are (at least) two individuals of this species continuing at McLaughlin E

I birded from Inspiration Point to Wildcat Peak along the Nimitz Way this morning. I think the highlight is the beginning seasonal change: three California Thrashers were singing mightily at different